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MB "Šušvė mead" is a hobby that has become a business.
The founder of the company is a third-generation beekeeper, to whom the beekeeping traditions were passed on by his grandfather and mother. At the moment, we have our own apiary, where 200 beehives lick. Mead was already made by my grandfather, my mother, from whom I took over the secrets of mead cooking. In 2015, it opened its doors as the only producers of traditional mead in the country.

Our family is located in Kėdainiai district, Plinkaigalis village, on the shore of Šušvė, next to the famous Plinkaigalis mound and iron age cemetery. According to archaeologists in our country, mead was already known and drunk during various holidays and rites in prehistoric times. So, continuing the old traditions of the country, using my mother's experience, my knowledge, I founded a mead brewery. Mead is a natural fermentation, unspirited alcoholic beverage. All our mead is made from our bee honey , so we can always ensure high mead quality. When cooking mead honey, we do not regret – each litre of mead contains up to 750gr. of honey. We do not use any chemical additives in production, only natural raw materials (small amounts of sulphites in the composition occur spontaneously during the manufacturing process).

We ripen mead for at least 1 year, some species of mead ripen at least 3 years. Mead color, taste, smell is given by the main ingredient- honey. Matured mead tastes noble, uninconstruedly sweet, full. We pour our mead into bottles of original design, the corks are covered with natural beeswax, so the aroma spreads even without opening the bottle. This drink is recommended as a great gift or souvenir from Lithuania.
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7.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Shared bottle at RB/HD at Gunnar´s 18.04.17. Clear golden. Very inviting aroma, of nectar. Superb, and slightly bitter taste, with honey and nactarines. Mmmm - wonderful aftertaste.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Apr 2017 at 13:27

6.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Opened clear glass 500 ml bottle, as Mjöd Njemen, from a trade with Cunningham. ABV is 12%. Deep golden colour, no carbonation. Strong aroma of various herbs, juniper berries and honey. Rich and very sweet flavour, strong notes of honey, also plenty of herbs, but I can’t single out the hops.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Mar 2017 at 16:35

6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Small sample bottle from lithuanian friends. Pours clear orange with no head. Like apple juice. Boozy aroma with dark fruit, honey, spices, caramel and raisins. Sweet, boozy taste at first that leads to a raisin, spice and vanilla taste.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Aug 2016 at 14:51

6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Clear yellow color with no head as usual. Ok intensity in the aroma. Medium + body and a mellow nice sweetness. Honey, flowery, some citrus and some spices in the flavor. Unusual refreshing mead. Well masked alcohol.
[Bottle from a trade with Visionthing]
Tried from Bottle on 29 Jul 2016 at 11:08

6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Clear yellow color with no head as ususal. Ok intensity in the aroma. Medium + body and a mellow nice sweetness. Honey, flowery and some spices in the flavor. Well masked alcohol.
[Bottle from a trade with Visionthing]
Tried from Bottle on 29 Jul 2016 at 11:04

6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Small bottle from a sample pack bought in a supermarket in Druskininkai, Lithuania. Pours clear golden without any head. Natrually enough honey dominated, some floral and fruity notes and hints of herbs. Sweet,with nice herbal honey flavour, warming alcohol and a hint of bitterness. Tasty and desserty.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Jul 2016 at 07:52

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Small bottle from a sample pack bought in a supermarket in Druskininkai, Lithuania. Pours clear golden without any head. Stronger honey aroma than the Bočiu notes of dried dark fruits and spices here too, but also som more floral notes are present. Sweet, warming and rather pleasant with floral, fruity honey flavours and some bitterness. Alcohol is noticable, but fairly well integrated. Pleasant mead.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Jul 2016 at 07:38

6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Small bottle from a sample pack bought in a supermarket in Druskininkai, Lithuania. Pours clear golden without any head. Sweet honey aroma with notes of dried dark fruits, spices and hints of vanilla and alcohol. Sweet, and warming with nice fruity honey flavours.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Jul 2016 at 07:32

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Bottle from Web SB cons 2016-05-28 Göteborg, labeled: Mjöd Njemen" AR: strong honey, spicey AP: oily clear bronz, no head, great legs F: dry and sweet, strong autum honey, high denisity, warming feeling, wee herbs,
Tried from Bottle on 29 May 2016 at 14:32

7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
How: Bottle, as Mjöd Njemen.
Where: SBWF 2015.
Appearance: Pale golden colour with no head.
Aroma: Fruit, honey, alcohol, spices.
Body: Medium body, no carbonation.
Flavour: Honey, fruit, raisin, caramel, alcohol.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Nov 2015 at 00:48